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They have double consonants.
What do all these words have in common? assist, innocent, and success.
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Because some letters come together to form one sound
Why do some words have more letters than sounds?
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A word that takes the place of a noun. He, she, they, we, etc.
What is a pronoun? Examples?
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Pronoun at the end of the sentence. (John gave the book to him)
What is a predicate pronoun?
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A word that a pronoun refers to: When you see the professor, please tell him I'll be 10 minutes late this evening. (Professor is the antecedent and it refers to the pronoun him)
What is an antecedent?
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-able, -ful, -ward
Wha is the suffix in these words: preventable, thankful, afterward
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intention, determine, and employ
What are the base words in each: unintentionally, predetermined, and unemployment
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subjective, possessive, and objective
Name the three cases of pronouns
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A pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence (I gave myself plenty of time to get to work)
What is a reflexive pronoun?
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It is a sentence or two at the beginning of an essay that tells the reader what it is about
What is a thesis statement?
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The study of the origin of a word
What is Etymology?
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Gadeer will give points
What are some examples of words with silent letters?
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pronouns used to show ownership. Mine, ours, theirs, etc.
What is a possessive pronoun?
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pronouns that are the same words used to emphasize the subject of the sentence (I myself am sick of the cold)
What is an intensive pronoun?
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Type of writing used to describe, explain, or give information about something
What is expository writing?
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They all have a PH that are sounded out like an F
What's weird about the spelling of alphabet, microphone, and dolphin?
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A syllable that received emphasis
What is an accented syllable?
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The pronoun used the object of a sentence: it receives the action of the verb. (her, him, it, me, etc)
What is a Objective pronoun?
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A pronoun used to ask a question (what, which, who, etc)
What is an interrogative pronoun?
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Demontrative pronoun
I'm not going to eat this! What type of pronoun is this?
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it's for words that come from ancient Greek
Where does the ph sound come from?
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Two letters that come together to form one sound.
What is a consonant digraph?
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Pronoun that acts as the subject of a sentence. (he, I, it, she, etc.)
What is a subjective pronoun?
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represents a thing or things (this, that, these, those)
What is a demonstrative pronoun?
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Reflexive pronoun
I bought myself a new car. What type of pronoun is myself?
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